Not a relationship post just a bloke looking to connect with others who get it. Final year nursing student, mature aged, feeling pretty isolated. No real mates turns out making friends as an older student is genuinely hard when everyone else is 20 and in a different life stage. Tried a men’s support group but it was too structured and rule-heavy, felt like a meeting not a conversation. On top of that I’m drowning in uni stress placements, assessments, and trying to land my first job in nursing all at the same time. It’s a lot to carry. Texted my mum something vulnerable today and got a one word reply. The people around me care, but sometimes it still doesn’t quite reach the places you need it to. Anyone else been through something like this , the isolation, the grind, feeling like your support network is there but not quite enough? submitted by /u/Visible-Excuse344
Originally posted by u/Visible-Excuse344 on r/AskMen